Chapter 80 Design
Not a sword, not a knife; a sword, but also a knife.
Chu Tang spoke seriously, but the listeners were confused.
When the two of them looked confused, Chu Tang took out a piece of white paper from his arms, slowly opened it, and spread it flatly on the tea table.
Hu Jiacheng looked over and couldn't help shouting in surprise: "Hey! What are you..."
Not only him, Fang Kai also saw the pattern on the paper clearly——
Black and straight lines outline a shape that looks like a weapon.
Why do you say it looks like a weapon, but you can't be sure it's really a weapon? Fang Kai and Hu Jiacheng have never seen a weapon of this shape before!
The size is also marked on the pattern, which is three feet long and one and a half inches wide. The body is long and narrow, with one side thick and one side thin.
The thin side has an edge, and the thick side has no edge, like a single-edged knife, but straighter than a knife.
The tip of the weapon suddenly folded at a diagonal angle, like the tip of a sword, but it looked strange. One side had a longer blade, while the other side had a shorter blade.
The handle of the hand is also longer than that of ordinary knives and swords. It cannot be fully held with one hand, and it is somewhat reluctant to hold it with both hands.
They finally understood why Chu Tang was talking nonsense about the swords not being alike.
In fact, this thing really looks like a knife and a sword, and a sword and a knife!
They are totally different!
"Chu Tang, I think this thing of yours looks more like a knife, but the blade is straight and the tip is pointed, and it looks like a sword. What are you doing!" Fang Kai couldn't help but ask.
Chu Tang smiled slightly and said: "This can indeed be said to be a knife. The back of the knife is thick and the handle is long. It is suitable for using the knife with force. But the straight blade and the sharp tip can be used as a sword."
If there are people from the same place as Chu Tang, they will definitely recognize him at a glance. He is the one who copied Tang Hengdao!
Of course, the horizontal sword is a sword after all, suitable for killing enemies in battle.
Chu Tang made some modifications based on it: originally, the tip of the horizontal knife was only sharpened on one side, but he also sharpened the other side, which is the back side of the knife, a little sharper, which can be used for stabbing, poking, and stabbing. Swordsmanship such as counter-cutting.
In addition, he also learned from the Yanling Knife and shortened the handle, making it more suitable for holding the knife with one hand rather than with both hands.
Why build such a strange weapon?
This is also the result that Chu Tang has considered for a long time.
Not to mention whether the panel will redeem him for more swordsmanship and swordsmanship in the future. The martial arts he currently possesses include one set of swordsmanship and two sets of swordsmanship. Just using the sword will not bring out the swordsmanship at all. The power comes.
He can't walk around the world with a knife and a sword with him!
Although the dual skills of swords and swords look very majestic, they are inconvenient after all.
So he thought, it would be great if there was a weapon that could satisfy the usage of a sword at the same time.
To this end, he recalled all the weapons he could think of, and finally selected the Tang Hengdao and modified it to be more suitable for dual use of swords.
That’s how we have the current drawings.
After all, Hu Jiacheng was a weapon forger with superb eyesight. After just a few glances, he immediately understood Chu Tang's intention and asked, "Master Chu knows both swordsmanship and swordsmanship. Are you good at it?"
Chu Tang smiled and said: "Boss Hu is worthy of his family background and his eyes are like candles!"
Hu Jiacheng looked at the drawings carefully and said, "Actually, it would look better if Mr. Chu only had a sharp edge on the tip of the knife. The tail of the knife should be curved and the handle should be longer. It would be suitable for holding the knife with both hands. That would be a The handle can be used as a weapon for soldiers on the battlefield!"
Chu Tang was slightly startled, thinking that you have some talent. You even thought of the famous weapons of people who had a good life!
"Boss Hu, Chu is not a soldier. He only needs weapons that suit him." Chu Tang responded firmly.
Hu Jiacheng asked again: "Master Chu, does this weapon have a name?"
"Let's call it Hengdao." Chu Tang responded with a complicated expression.
"Heng?" Hu Jiacheng was stunned for a moment, "What does this mean?"
Chu Tang said in his heart that he didn't know either, so he could only say: "If you think something in your heart, your mouth will respond, so just say it out loud."
Hu Jiacheng did not dwell on this issue and asked: "Master Chu, after the weapon is built for you, can Hu make some modifications on the basis of this weapon and then promote it to the world?"
Chu Tang was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the other party was really so interested in horizontal swords or katana swords.
A gentleman has the beauty of an adult. He nodded and said, "Boss Hu, just give it a try."
So what if I don't agree? Can I still sue others for plagiarism and collect copyright fees?
Hu Jiacheng was overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Chu, for helping me! Hu can give me some silver as a token of my gratitude."
"How much money?" Chu Tang's eyes shone brightly, and he suddenly became a philistine.
Fang Kai couldn't help but hide his face when he saw this, feeling a little embarrassed.
"Three...oh no, five hundred taels of silver?" Hu Jiacheng probed cautiously.
Chu Tang was immediately disappointed. Five hundred taels were sent away to beggars!
If he were still in Shi County, let alone five hundred taels, Chu Tang would think that fifty taels was a huge windfall, and he would definitely accept it happily.
But now, after several rounds of searching corpses, his pockets had long been bulging, and he had three to four thousand taels of silver in his pocket. He was so embarrassed that he naturally didn't take this little money seriously.
Besides, Hengdao, such a beautiful knife is quite powerful. Its copyright fee is worth five hundred taels of silver?
If Hengdao was conscious, he would express that he had been greatly insulted and wanted to stab someone!
Seeing the displeasure on Chu Tang's face, Hu Jiacheng gritted his teeth and said, "How about eight hundred taels? Not enough? Then, one thousand...it can only be one thousand taels at most! No matter how expensive it is, Hu will not be able to afford it!" Although this sword is suitable for soldiers to fight, there are thousands of iron shops in the world with all kinds of weapons. If you want to include weapons in the court's procurement list, you have to spend a lot of energy and things to get them. "
"Forget it!" Chu Tang waved his hand, "One thousand taels is just one thousand taels! Chu doesn't want the money anymore. After Chu's weapons are finished, the one thousand taels will be converted into the cost of materials, labor, etc. , which can be regarded as saving some money for the county government."
"No problem!" Hu Jiacheng waved his hand and accepted the drawings, as well as the black iron on the table.
"How long does it take to make a weapon?" Chu Tang asked again.
Hu Jiacheng replied: "Half a month."
"Too slow." Chu Tang shook his head.
Hu Jiacheng smiled bitterly: "We can't be too slow. We not only have to find ways to integrate black iron into other materials, but also try to attack the fifth-grade magic weapon. It not only consumes energy, but also takes time! After half a month, Hu has already become For the sake of both of you, I am going to put all our efforts into building this weapon as a priority."
Chu Tang looked at Fang Kai and saw that the latter nodded, so he said: "That's okay. Just half a month! Chu will come to pick up the weapons in half a month. I hope Boss Hu will not disappoint Chu."
Hu Jiachenglian said he would do his best.
Next, Fang Kai exchanged a few words of dedication with the Hu family, and then left with Chu Tang.
The two of them walked out of the iron shop and headed back to the county government office.
After walking half a mile, Chu Tang asked worriedly: "Boss Fang, if Boss Hu really builds a fifth-grade magic weapon, he won't be greedy, right?"
"He doesn't dare!" Fang Kai said with a smile, "There are so many people in the iron shop, and they are all mixed up, so he can't hide it. If he doesn't want to completely offend the county government and end up in exile, he will obediently take out the weapons he made. . People with big families and big businesses don’t have the courage to put all their bets on it.”
Chu Tang thought it made sense and couldn't help but laugh too, and said expectantly: "Then I'll wait to get my weapon. I hope nothing happens."
Fang Kai said twice: "Don't talk nonsense! Good things don't work, bad things work!"
Chu Tang smiled, said nothing, returned to the county government office, and waited with peace of mind.
However, there is a word called a prophecy.
Facts have proved that Chu Tang is a crow's mouth.
Within two days, something unexpected happened at the iron shop——
Hu Jiacheng sent someone to the county government office to report that someone rushed into the iron shop, injured him, and killed one of his disciples, then snatched Xuan Tie away and ran away.
"Xuan Tie is lost?" Chu Tang was stunned.